I just attended a meeting that involved members of our city's parks and rec department. Now these guys don't have to be attending meetings after hours to help a group of interested citizens, but they do.
Maybe I'm prejudiced because I'm a state employee and my wife is a teacher, but there are so many people working for the federal, state, and local governments who don't do it for the pay or the benefits. They do it because they want to give something to their community to their country. They choose to work in a job that pays a lot less than they could make with their abilities in the private sector because they want to work for something they believe in.
If you believe in this country, if you believe in your community show these people the respect they deserve by being involved and helping to make a difference as well.
